Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-02-18

bureau which stood in the corner. Ire
vor took little notice at first. but she
was so persistent that at last he rose
and ,lnfastened the bureau. It's carved
doors shut in rows of small drawers, one
after another. He opened several 0.
them, but found nothing. and was be-
ginning to think that he was merely
the victim of sick woman's caprice,
when on q sudden he uttered q cry.
There, in one of them, was the bundle
of documents marked Wilfrid Lane.
He turned and glared on the woman
who lay in the bed looking at him al
most piteously. It was the first time
Barbara had ever seen anger against
herself expressed in Trevor's eyes, and
she covered beneath it, closing her
own, and pulling the bedclothes over
her face.
He did not attempt to speak to her,
but taking up the letters walked out of
the room, called the little maid of the
es *eT5lishment. and bade her go to her
mis- .~ess. Then, the letters still in his
hand, he put on his hat and went out.
Poor, wretched Barbara; her punish
ment, when they told her he was gone;
was almost more than she could bear.'
He had never forgiven Madge Craigie
when he believed her to be the thief :,
how then could Barbara hope to be
forgiven.
All that night he did not return, and
during the next day there was no sigr
from him; the servants and neigh bors
did the best they could for Barbara,
who was SO quiet and enduring and pa
tient that they all believed the end
| must be very near, since no one had
ever seen her so subdued before.
Twentyfour hours had passed since
Trevor Lane went away with the letters
when London hanson drove up to the
garden gate, and he, himself got out,
accompanied by Madge Craigie.
She looked very i'll and wan. and was
by no means the handsome Mad4e she
had been five mouths ago; still there
was bright expression in her eyes
| which locked like rapturing happiness;
Trevor led her straight up stairs to
Barbara, whose agitation on beholding
her was painful to witness, but Madgs
knelt down beside the bed, and taking
the old woman's hand, she kissed it
gently.
"You loved him so we'll you grudged
him to me, did you not, poor cousin ?
Well, he has promised for my sake to
forgive you, and together we will try
and nurse you back to health, and you
will on your part try to love me just a
! little"
Barbara nodded her head in assent,
and the doctor coming in at that mement
ordered no more talking, SO the lovers,
| restored to bliss in each others society.
went down stairs into the studio, and
the old lady, with load taken off her
mind, was left by means OF one OF the
doctors draughts to have few hours
OF quiet sleep. Nor did cousin Barbara
die. She fought vigorously with death
for day or two, and for while she
succeeded. She would never be able to
speak quickly or sharply again, but she
| managed to make herself understood,
and in expressing her deep contrition
for the past she kept her word when she
said she would always be gracious and
! pleasant to her new cousin in the future.
So Trevor and Madge were married.
OF course Barbara had to G i've up the
housekeeping to the young wife; but
she still kept her place in the studio
window, though the white work was no
longer on her lap, and instead of it the
powerless right hand lay on her knee
as though seeking strength in the sun
shine.---From the Argosy.